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Transparency--"Deal or no deal"?

Sandy Lutz1

  • 1Health Research Institute at Pricewaterhouse Coopers LLP, USA.

Frontiers of Health Services Management
|April 5, 2007
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Healthcare transparency is increasing, impacting the industry

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Area of Science:

  • Healthcare economics
  • Health services research

Background:

  • Healthcare transparency is a growing ideal in the United States.
  • Numerous transparency initiatives are underway at all government levels.
  • Physicians, payers, hospitals, and patient organizations support transparency.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To explore the potential effects of healthcare transparency on the industry.
  • To advise healthcare providers on adapting to increased transparency demands.

Main Methods:

  • Analysis of the current healthcare landscape and trends.
  • Review of the implications of information as power in healthcare.
  • Examination of the shift in cost-sharing responsibilities to employees.

Main Results:

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  • Transparency has the potential to significantly alter the balance of power in healthcare.
  • Hospitals and health systems must develop consumer-centric pricing structures.
  • Providers need to offer accessible quality and pricing information.

Conclusions:

  • Healthcare providers must understand their market and pricing.
  • Reengineering business processes around the patient is crucial for success.
  • Adapting to transparency requires a customer-focused approach over a billing-focused one.